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the already strained relationship between president obama got worse this week. it wasn't a good week for him and didn't feel like the white house had a clear idea how the week would end. >> can i challenge you on that last part i was saying? the president having achieved his stated goal of getting bashar al assad to stop using chemical weapons and now it may play out that way without one single missile being fired. >> yeah, he won but he won ugly. >> he still won. >> yeah, you're absolutely right. >> we don't know if he won yet actually. >> that's why it's a five instead of a two. this is a white house that had a plan. they didn't inform all of their allies about the plan. it looked like the plan to go to congress. the plan to go to congress started falling apart and he got an out somewhere else. i'd rather be lucky than good any day. this white house got lucky. >> i guess you're a guy it's not if you win or lose, it's how you play the game. jane, you're next. i want to play something the president said in his speech that struck me. here's the part about it. >>
the already strained relationship between president obama got worse this week. it wasn't a good week for him and didn't feel like the white house had a clear idea how the week would end. >> can i challenge you on that last part i was saying? the president having achieved his stated goal of getting bashar al assad to stop using chemical weapons and now it may play out that way without one single missile being fired. >> yeah, he won but he won ugly. >> he still won. >>...
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we just saw last week democrats vote to delay the mandate in obama care. they are facing tough elections in 2014. and i would even challenge him and say they are dismissing his policies because they make it tough in 2014 for him. >> the gop can't just be against his ideas. it has to be for something to have ideas of its own. john boehner and mitch o'connell might not like the president's speeches but do they have one yet? >> the. >> you normal 17%. 9.1 for hispanic. african-americans, over 16%. he's going on this tour to sell obama care. 47% of folks think it's a bad idea. >> can i ask you a question? >> yeah. >> i asked about a gop plan. you're talking about the president's policies. is there a gop plan? >> speaker boehner and house republicans always have said we would like to cut red tape and we would like to cut governmenting spending. that's one of the main problems the president has. his policies are full of government spending and it doesn't seem to stimulate the economy. >> this report finds the immigration bill would cut the deficit $200 billion t
we just saw last week democrats vote to delay the mandate in obama care. they are facing tough elections in 2014. and i would even challenge him and say they are dismissing his policies because they make it tough in 2014 for him. >> the gop can't just be against his ideas. it has to be for something to have ideas of its own. john boehner and mitch o'connell might not like the president's speeches but do they have one yet? >> the. >> you normal 17%. 9.1 for hispanic....
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. >> with just one week to go the countdown is on for for the obama administration. as it down plays its end of november mark. >> again, breaking news assertion that the web site did not function effectively in october i think we have taken on and fully acknowledged and conceded. >> with this being the president's signature piece of domestic legislation, in recent weeks mr. obama has talked about becoming coder in chief. >> i wanted to go in and fix it myself but i don't write code. >> as for other key dates, health officials now say those wanting coverage come january 1st will have an extra week to enroll. the deadline to sign up for obama care now december 23rd. nancy pelosi welcomed the news saying this extension provides extra time and extra confidence to americans looking to enroll in quality affordable coverage for themselves and their families. and while enrollment is getting easier in many states due to recent improvements, tech experts say for the website to get a clean bill of health in the long term, there's still much more work to be done. >> as of last w
. >> with just one week to go the countdown is on for for the obama administration. as it down plays its end of november mark. >> again, breaking news assertion that the web site did not function effectively in october i think we have taken on and fully acknowledged and conceded. >> with this being the president's signature piece of domestic legislation, in recent weeks mr. obama has talked about becoming coder in chief. >> i wanted to go in and fix it myself but i don't...
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president obama will travel to boston on wednesday to talk about health care. his top officials will continue to criss-cross the country. and kathleen sebelius will testify next week before a congressional committee. she is expected to face tough questioning. >> i'll bet. thank you. >>> what's really inside a chicken nugget? the results of a surprising report coming up. >>> and why crystal is so angry about one of the day's big headlines. a can of del monte green beans? ♪ ♪ if i was a flower growing wild and free ♪ ♪ all i'd want is you to be my sweet honeybee ♪ ♪ and if was a tree growing tall and green ♪ ♪ all i'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves ♪ grown in america. picked & packed at the peak of ripeness. the same essential nutrients as fresh. del monte. bursting with life™. the same essential nutrients as fresh. customer erin swenson ordebut they didn't fit.line customer's not happy, i'm not happy. sales go down, i'm not happy. merch comes back, i'm not happy. use ups. they make returns easy. unhappy customer becomes happy custom
president obama will travel to boston on wednesday to talk about health care. his top officials will continue to criss-cross the country. and kathleen sebelius will testify next week before a congressional committee. she is expected to face tough questioning. >> i'll bet. thank you. >>> what's really inside a chicken nugget? the results of a surprising report coming up. >>> and why crystal is so angry about one of the day's big headlines. a can of del monte green beans?...
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this week. after fruitful discussions between secretary of state john kerry and his iranian partnership, they came around. they tweeted news of the call before mr. obama spoke to reporters. >> a path to a meaningful agreement will be difficult, but i believe we've got a responsibility to pursue diplomacy. >> mr. rowhani, who tweeted a photo of himself smiling after the phone call. he also made assurances during a recent interview with ann curry. >> translator: we have never pursued or sought nuclear weapons, and we are not going to do so. >> it's been more than 30 years since there were top-level talks between the u.s. and i'm ran, dating back to president jimmy carter just before the iranian islamic revolution. >> it's not very often that you can see the hinge of history moving. you may have seen that this week. a step-by-step process that can fund memorily change one of the key relationships in the middle east and in the world. >> reporter: u.s. officials say it is important for them to reassu
this week. after fruitful discussions between secretary of state john kerry and his iranian partnership, they came around. they tweeted news of the call before mr. obama spoke to reporters. >> a path to a meaningful agreement will be difficult, but i believe we've got a responsibility to pursue diplomacy. >> mr. rowhani, who tweeted a photo of himself smiling after the phone call. he also made assurances during a recent interview with ann curry. >> translator: we have never...
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>> president obama will have conversations with congress this weekend and into next week. so far, talks have yielded no results. both sides are dug in, and it seems increasingly likely that the sequester will go into effect. in his weekly address today, president obama said it's up to congress to act. >> i never think anything is inevitable, we have the opportunity to make the right decisions. my hope is we can see a different course taken by congress. this should be a no-brainer. >> in an effort to pressure congress, the obama administration has also been painting a fairly dire picture of what will happen if the sequester kicks in and on friday outgoing transportation secretary ray lahood says it will have a big impact on the air travel industry. as many as 47,000 employees could be furloughed and that could ultimately wind up showing air traffic control and air travel. take a listen. >> travelers should expect delays. flights to major cities like new york, chicago, and san francisco and others could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours. because we have
>> president obama will have conversations with congress this weekend and into next week. so far, talks have yielded no results. both sides are dug in, and it seems increasingly likely that the sequester will go into effect. in his weekly address today, president obama said it's up to congress to act. >> i never think anything is inevitable, we have the opportunity to make the right decisions. my hope is we can see a different course taken by congress. this should be a no-brainer....
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this week when he says obama care based on romney care and that's the right way to go? >> well, i think the president failed to learn the lessons that came from the experience in massachusetts. first of all, the massachusetts experience was a state-run plan. the right way to deal with health care reform is not to have a one size fits all plan that's imposed on all the states. >> the current democratic governor of massachusetts, deval patrick, also appeared on "meet the press." here's what he said. >> we've got a rollout problem. it's been, what, three or four weeks? it took us two years to get our website right in massachusetts. now we have virtually universal coverage. i and many others have been saying the president needs to be out talking about the fundamental good that the affordable care act does for people. this is provoking him to do so. i think that's a great thing. >> a bit earlier, i spoke with the architect of the massachusetts health care program and key adviser on obama care. here's his reaction to mitt romney's latest criticism of the affordable care act.
this week when he says obama care based on romney care and that's the right way to go? >> well, i think the president failed to learn the lessons that came from the experience in massachusetts. first of all, the massachusetts experience was a state-run plan. the right way to deal with health care reform is not to have a one size fits all plan that's imposed on all the states. >> the current democratic governor of massachusetts, deval patrick, also appeared on "meet the...
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it would have been a six-week deal. president obama said, look, he is glad there is a willingness to work on something. he said six weeks just not long enough. listen to what jay carney had to say on this part. >> tying the debt ceiling for six weeks creates a dynamic very similar to the one we are experiencing now and similar to the one the country experienced back in 2011. it is the one he holds to this day. it is not the appropriate way to go. >> so here's where we stand today, alex. it appears as though a deal is coming together that would extend the nation's borrowing limit, reopen the government possibly for six months. but it would be tied to some concessions like scaling back the medical device tax. this is one of the taxes associated with president obama's health care law. it seems republicans are abandoning their initial cause to delay the president's health care law. that was a nonstarter with the president and the democrats. that is how the whole standoff began in the first place. we have good news on this c
it would have been a six-week deal. president obama said, look, he is glad there is a willingness to work on something. he said six weeks just not long enough. listen to what jay carney had to say on this part. >> tying the debt ceiling for six weeks creates a dynamic very similar to the one we are experiencing now and similar to the one the country experienced back in 2011. it is the one he holds to this day. it is not the appropriate way to go. >> so here's where we stand today,...
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the 15-year-old honor student shot and killed last week just about a mile from the obama's family home. she participated in inaugural events just a week earlier. meantime in his weekly address today, the president is warning the economy will get hit hard if automatic spending cuts scheduled for next month aren't delayed. >> the results could be a huge blow to middle class families and our economy as a whole. if the sequester is allowed to go forward, thousands of americans who work in fields like national security, education or clean energy are likely to be laid off. small businesses could be prevented from getting the resources and support they need to keep their doors open. all our economic progress could be put at risk. >> the president called for a plan that would include some spending cuts as well as the elimination of certain tax loopholes and deductions. but republicans are pushing back hard, saying they're done negotiating on taxes. one of those republicans is congressman mack thornberry from texas. he introduced a proposal this week that would delay the cuts for a year while d
the 15-year-old honor student shot and killed last week just about a mile from the obama's family home. she participated in inaugural events just a week earlier. meantime in his weekly address today, the president is warning the economy will get hit hard if automatic spending cuts scheduled for next month aren't delayed. >> the results could be a huge blow to middle class families and our economy as a whole. if the sequester is allowed to go forward, thousands of americans who work in...
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the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor germans, the best economy in europe, now the best football clubs in europe. you know what to do with those poor germans. but my best week goes to the economy. again, adding jobs, steady pace, wall street skyrocketing. i don't understand why the republicans cannot praise this president for his stewardship of the economy. susan, i just can't understand t. >> can't start a fight. don't have a lot of time. patricia, i want to end with you. who are your best and worst of the week? >> my best week goes to gabriel gomez, republican nominee now in the s
the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor...
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barack obama this week went to seneca falls where the women's movement began. in his second inaugural he connected sealma voting rights. i think we'll be looking at a speech like the second inaugural that has great hope and aspirations like martin luther king jr. but connects it to a larger struggle for human rights. >> and james, you know, we heard douglas mention the obvious, this is the first black president. because of that, because of his unique position, a lot of people have on wwondered throughout hi first term and now second if he has a special obligation to the african-american community and to address the issues of race. >> i don't think it's a special obligation. i think it's a special opportunity. if you look back at his comments around the trayvon martin situation, it was important for the nation to understand that the president of the united states had a personal connection to profiling and the kinds of ideologies that lead to laws like stand your ground. so he has a unique opportunity to address issues from a perspective that's more connected to
barack obama this week went to seneca falls where the women's movement began. in his second inaugural he connected sealma voting rights. i think we'll be looking at a speech like the second inaugural that has great hope and aspirations like martin luther king jr. but connects it to a larger struggle for human rights. >> and james, you know, we heard douglas mention the obvious, this is the first black president. because of that, because of his unique position, a lot of people have on...
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the president met with president of yemen earlier this week. there's been three drone strikes in the past week alone. the u.s. embassy has closed in yemen. we don't know how long the closures will last. we know that president obama has been updated and continues to get updated. he's playing golf right now. before he left pr that game of golf he got the latest information and was briefed before heading out state department officials are urging americans who might want to travel overseas to log on to the state department website first with the latest information. >> quickly, is there anything about these warnings that suggest something could happen domestically. >> at this point in time there's no occasion of that. of course, that is one of things that they are looking into. white house officials point out that the decision to close 22 embassies is a rare one. that really gives you a sense of how seriously they are taking this latest threat. >> okay. thank you for that. the embassy in kabul will be closed tomorrow. what is the embassy telling you
the president met with president of yemen earlier this week. there's been three drone strikes in the past week alone. the u.s. embassy has closed in yemen. we don't know how long the closures will last. we know that president obama has been updated and continues to get updated. he's playing golf right now. before he left pr that game of golf he got the latest information and was briefed before heading out state department officials are urging americans who might want to travel overseas to log...
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when the week began gop threats to shut down the government until obama care was defunded seemed to be fading away. lindsey graham of south carolina, he's one of eight republicans negotiate aing with the administration on a potential spending deal suggested he was open to
when the week began gop threats to shut down the government until obama care was defunded seemed to be fading away. lindsey graham of south carolina, he's one of eight republicans negotiate aing with the administration on a potential spending deal suggested he was open to
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we know it's not happening now, but lit happen. >>> this week president obama will embark for the middle east making his first trip to israel since taking office four plus years ago. with me is peter alexander. the president is on the ground for how long over the next few days? >> reporter: he doesn't leave here until late tuesday and will be on the ground in israel for barely four hours. he's not bringing with him any senior advisors and a new peace plan in terms of a two-state solution between the palestinians and the israelis. this makes this trip more about optics than it is approximately ticks. president obama only the fifth u.s. president to go to the state of israel. among the first things he will do after he gets off a air force one, they will roll out one of those iron dome missile defense systems, heavily furnded by the u.s. in helping israel secure itself from incoming rocket fire from gaza most recently. and on top of those, he has meetings with benjamin netanyahu, it will be hosted by mahmoud abbas. while he will visit one of the holiey esiest sites in chrissia there will no
we know it's not happening now, but lit happen. >>> this week president obama will embark for the middle east making his first trip to israel since taking office four plus years ago. with me is peter alexander. the president is on the ground for how long over the next few days? >> reporter: he doesn't leave here until late tuesday and will be on the ground in israel for barely four hours. he's not bringing with him any senior advisors and a new peace plan in terms of a two-state...
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best week actually goes to president obama. he spent the whole week golfing in hawaii. i would trade places with him in a second. he's three days away from ending the worst year of his presidency. got to feel good about it. >> esther? >> best week for the las vegas cabbie who found $300,000 in the back at cab and returned it intact. the spirit of christmas is alive and well. the worst week was for adele wilde-blahvatski who suggested that white women should stop being bashed for talking about beyonce. i feel like there is a moment for white feminists to interrogate their own privilege as opposed to litigating black women's agency. my best and worst. >> thanks for that. susan, patricia, esther, thank you. that's a wrap of "weekends with alex witt." see you right back here tomorrow at noon eastern. up next, craig melvin. ♪ ♪ >>> america's surveillance state gets a ringing endorsement. a judge rules the massive nsa program is legal. why officials say the cell phone snooping could have stopped the 9/11 attacks. i'm craig melvin. you're watching msnbc.
best week actually goes to president obama. he spent the whole week golfing in hawaii. i would trade places with him in a second. he's three days away from ending the worst year of his presidency. got to feel good about it. >> esther? >> best week for the las vegas cabbie who found $300,000 in the back at cab and returned it intact. the spirit of christmas is alive and well. the worst week was for adele wilde-blahvatski who suggested that white women should stop being bashed for...
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president obama, president rouhani both at the u.n. this past week. white house officials were hoping there would be some type of handshake. rouhani turned that request down. he wasn't quite ready to do that earlier this week, in part because of pressure from the hard liners in his country, but after a conversation that was described as fruitful between secretary kerry and his iranian counterpart, rouhani came around. so officials contacted white house officials on friday, said that the president of iran wanted to have a phone conversation with president obama. so at 2:30 friday afternoon, president obama called president rouhani. they spoke for about 15 minutes. according to president obama, they discussed a possible agreement about iran's nuclear program. but they also discussed that there were challenges, take a listen to a little bit more of what president obama had to say about this conversation. >> we're mindful of all the challenges ahead. the very fact that this was the first communication between an american and iranian president since 1979 u
president obama, president rouhani both at the u.n. this past week. white house officials were hoping there would be some type of handshake. rouhani turned that request down. he wasn't quite ready to do that earlier this week, in part because of pressure from the hard liners in his country, but after a conversation that was described as fruitful between secretary kerry and his iranian counterpart, rouhani came around. so officials contacted white house officials on friday, said that the...
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. >>> it may be the most important meeting for president obama this week. nothing to do with the government shutdown. rather, it's his face to face with israel's prime minister talking iran. >>> getting warmer. the latest climate report will be officially released tomorrow. it's a 600-page report. we're going to dig into what we've learned about that. >>> hello, everyone. it's high noon here in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends" with alex witt. t-minus one day until a possible government shutdown after the gop-led house passed a bill early this morning funding the government but delaying obama care by one year. new reaction today from one of the leading voices in this battle, republican senator ted cruz of texas. >> the house last night at 12:30 in the morning voted to keep the government open, to fully fund the government, but at the same time, the house responded to the millions of americans who are hurting under obama care. i think the senate needs to do the same thing. >> well, in response, senate democrats have signaled they will rejec
. >>> it may be the most important meeting for president obama this week. nothing to do with the government shutdown. rather, it's his face to face with israel's prime minister talking iran. >>> getting warmer. the latest climate report will be officially released tomorrow. it's a 600-page report. we're going to dig into what we've learned about that. >>> hello, everyone. it's high noon here in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends" with alex...
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president obama's actually going to have several meetings next week on the hill. he'll be meeting with democrats and republicans in both chambers. and, of course, this week in which he has reached out to rank and file members of congress, he had a lunch this past week with representative paul ryan. his former rival on the campaign trail. he also had a dinner with 12 republican senators here at the jefferson hotel in washington, d.c. really marks a shift in strategy for this president who has been criticized for not reaching out enough to members of congress. he is now reaching out to rank and file members of congress and also circumventing congressional leaders really in admission to some extent that dealing with congressional leaders hasn't been getting the job done. as you point out, alex, the president has been talking to these members of congress about deficit reduction and, of course, the sequester, ways in which they can cut off the sequester which took effect last week. we are seeing some of the results of the sequester actually take effect. today the the f
president obama's actually going to have several meetings next week on the hill. he'll be meeting with democrats and republicans in both chambers. and, of course, this week in which he has reached out to rank and file members of congress, he had a lunch this past week with representative paul ryan. his former rival on the campaign trail. he also had a dinner with 12 republican senators here at the jefferson hotel in washington, d.c. really marks a shift in strategy for this president who has...
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obama boom economy? wasting tax dollars? this week's must-reads. reporter for the "washington post," emily, and martin frost, democrat from texas, and republican strategist joe watkins. welcome to all three of you on this sunday. joe, i'll go to you first. obama boom economy. now, take a listen to what republicans said about president obama on the economy ahead of his reelection. here it is. >> barack obama is a socialist. he believes in socialism in redistributing wealth, in confiscating hard-earned dollars. >> we have a president who wants to turn america into another european style social welfare state. >> this might be the last election to turn the nation around. before we go down the road to socialism. president obama and his socialist policies must be stopped. >> obama's socialist policies are bankrupting america. >> okay. with that said, here's where we stand today. the deficit is down $800 billion since the president took office. 38 straight months of private sector job growth, and the stock market is now reaching record highs. so, does tha
obama boom economy? wasting tax dollars? this week's must-reads. reporter for the "washington post," emily, and martin frost, democrat from texas, and republican strategist joe watkins. welcome to all three of you on this sunday. joe, i'll go to you first. obama boom economy. now, take a listen to what republicans said about president obama on the economy ahead of his reelection. here it is. >> barack obama is a socialist. he believes in socialism in redistributing wealth, in...
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president obama is going to travel to boston to talk about health care. he's going to send his top officials some of his cabinet secretaries, tom vilsack, shaun donovan, top official cecilia munoz on the road next week talking about health care. behind the scenes, they're going to be trying to get that website fixed because everything really hinges on that as you reported at the top of your show. jeffrey zients yesterday said that the site should be running smoothly by the end of november. they have put a contractor in control of fixing all of the problems there with the website. i've been talking to political analysts who say it is going to be critical for the obama administration to get the website fixed by the end of next month. if not, what is currently a large political problem for the obama administration will turn into a potentially an all-out political crisis and could threaten his larger agenda, threaten things like immigration reform and budget reform. allem, ba can to you. >> talk about a domino effect there. let's hope it doesn't go there. >>>
president obama is going to travel to boston to talk about health care. he's going to send his top officials some of his cabinet secretaries, tom vilsack, shaun donovan, top official cecilia munoz on the road next week talking about health care. behind the scenes, they're going to be trying to get that website fixed because everything really hinges on that as you reported at the top of your show. jeffrey zients yesterday said that the site should be running smoothly by the end of november. they...
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>> best week for the people of syria and barack obama. all he had to do is reach for his holster and they gave up their chemical weapons. worst week goes to shaquille o'neal. don't endorse chris christie, you have no idea what you could be getting yourself into in 2016. >> thank you guys so much. that's a quick bye-bye. see you back here tomorrow. bye. [ susan ] ...as though he had never left. the end. lovely read susan. but isn't it time to turn the page on your cup of joe? gevalia, or a cup of johan, is like losing yourself in a great book. may i read something? yes, please. of course. a rich, never bitter taste cup after cup. net weight 340 grams. [ sighs ] [ chuckles ] [ announcer ] always rich, never bitter. gevalia. [ announcer ] always rich, never bitter. humans -- even when we cross our "t's" and dot our "i's," we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness with our auto policies. if you qualify, your rates won't go up due to your first accident. because making mistakes is only human, a
>> best week for the people of syria and barack obama. all he had to do is reach for his holster and they gave up their chemical weapons. worst week goes to shaquille o'neal. don't endorse chris christie, you have no idea what you could be getting yourself into in 2016. >> thank you guys so much. that's a quick bye-bye. see you back here tomorrow. bye. [ susan ] ...as though he had never left. the end. lovely read susan. but isn't it time to turn the page on your cup of joe?...
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at the end of the week president obama shifts his focus back to domestic policy, the economy. we'll hit the road for a two day bus tour. he'll head to buffalo, syracuse, binghampton, scranton where he'll be joined by vice president biden. he'll talk about college affordability. this is part of his broader goal of teeing up the fall budget battles with republicans. he already made several trips prior to his vacation here in martha's vineyard talking about housing, decreasing corporate tax rates, ways to invest in infrastructure projects. this trip next week will be part of that larger series trying to bet the upper hand and undoubtedly more contentious debates and budget battles coming up. >> that dolphins meeting, four decades in the making. i want to ask you at the rnc chairman he's talking fresh off of his organize's meeting. what is he saying today? >> reporter: he's defending his party basically against sort of these allegations that there's so much infighting and that the party is divided right now. he made the argument that at this summit they had a robust debate, that t
at the end of the week president obama shifts his focus back to domestic policy, the economy. we'll hit the road for a two day bus tour. he'll head to buffalo, syracuse, binghampton, scranton where he'll be joined by vice president biden. he'll talk about college affordability. this is part of his broader goal of teeing up the fall budget battles with republicans. he already made several trips prior to his vacation here in martha's vineyard talking about housing, decreasing corporate tax rates,...
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bush, speaking earlier this week, highlighting the importance of immigration reform. also, president obama is praising janet napolitano for her work as secretary of homeland security. napolitano announced friday, she'll be stepping down from the position in about six weeks, to take over as president of the university of california system. meanwhile, former florida governor, jeb bush, and florida senator, marco rubio, will be speaking today at the annual maverick pac three-day conference in miami. the organization's goal is to engage young republicans in the political process. and in orlando, the naacp kicks off its 104th national convention today. it runs through wednesday. for more on the latest political headlines, i am joined now by congressional reporter for politico, sung minh kim, and congressional reporter for "the washington post," ed o'keefe. thanks for joining us, guys. >> great to be here. >> ed, you heard the president on immigration. is immigration reform yet another effort that is going to fail in the house? >> well, you know, it's still pretty early in
bush, speaking earlier this week, highlighting the importance of immigration reform. also, president obama is praising janet napolitano for her work as secretary of homeland security. napolitano announced friday, she'll be stepping down from the position in about six weeks, to take over as president of the university of california system. meanwhile, former florida governor, jeb bush, and florida senator, marco rubio, will be speaking today at the annual maverick pac three-day conference in...
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final votes could happen a week from tomorrow. after that, it goes back to the house, which will then have one day to reconcile the senate bill with its own before a government shutdown. >> here we go again, guys. they're in d.c. is the government shutdown going to happen? >> yes. that's the conventional wisdom. i tend to be a little bit weary of that. i think in these circumstances we always -- it gets towards the end and people are predicting doom and gloom. that's a lot of posturing. each side has incentive to hold out so they can get as much as they possibly can get. they eventually get some kind of a deal. i don't know that this is necessarily going to happen again, but that's at least been the track record. >> republicans keep on saying they want to defund obama care because they say that's what the american people want. do we have any real sense on the public's thinking on that? >> you know, the public actually opposes the republican approach of defunding the law altogether. what they want is for congress to work together t
final votes could happen a week from tomorrow. after that, it goes back to the house, which will then have one day to reconcile the senate bill with its own before a government shutdown. >> here we go again, guys. they're in d.c. is the government shutdown going to happen? >> yes. that's the conventional wisdom. i tend to be a little bit weary of that. i think in these circumstances we always -- it gets towards the end and people are predicting doom and gloom. that's a lot of...
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columnist dana millbank in today's "washington post" points out obama made an impassioned bid this week to revive prospects for gun control legislation but it's difficult to escape the conclusion that his efforts come too late. as dana says harry reid had to drop the plans for legislation on the assault weapons ban, and large clips because the support wasn't there, would that have happened regardless of the president maybe not having been pushing this agenda as he should have been? >> well, i think it would have happened regardless of any president. i mean the truth of the matter is that the nation's attention span is -- we -- it's very thin and we've forgotten pretty quickly. so i think that's why you saw the white house and the president this week sort of on this reminder tour, not just on gun control, but on immigration,age other things. you know, he spent so much time focused on sequestration and he was in israel last week he sort of aimed to bring it back this week and say, hey, we haven't forgotten. these are still my priorities. but you know, congress and washington does move pre
columnist dana millbank in today's "washington post" points out obama made an impassioned bid this week to revive prospects for gun control legislation but it's difficult to escape the conclusion that his efforts come too late. as dana says harry reid had to drop the plans for legislation on the assault weapons ban, and large clips because the support wasn't there, would that have happened regardless of the president maybe not having been pushing this agenda as he should have been?...
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tweeting last week on the bill is to "repeal obama care in its xwir entirety." is the last election resonating at all with congressman bachmann? >> this is congresswoman bachmann advancing her views in a way that will go absolutely no where. zero prospect that will happen. but, again, when you have people in districts who are reflecting the most extreme elements in their own party, because primaries are where they face the greatest potential risk, this is what you get. and, you know, michele bachmann made her name as somebody on the right wing of the republican party who was especially aggressive and in your face to democrats and to president obama in particular, she certainly wants to maintain that reputation, and she is not going to get anywhere legislatively with this, but this doesn't -- given who she, what her identity is, probably doesn't hurt her that much politically. >> overall, john, is this a sign that we're off to a certain kind of start? did the 113th congress be as unproductive as 112th was? >> well, we've never left a position, alex, of permanent
tweeting last week on the bill is to "repeal obama care in its xwir entirety." is the last election resonating at all with congressman bachmann? >> this is congresswoman bachmann advancing her views in a way that will go absolutely no where. zero prospect that will happen. but, again, when you have people in districts who are reflecting the most extreme elements in their own party, because primaries are where they face the greatest potential risk, this is what you get. and, you...
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he mapped it out last week when he hit the road traveling to illinois, missouri and florida. this interview is really a continuation of that campaign to some extent. the president is teeing up some of the budget battles with congressional republicans and calling for some of what we have heard him call for in the past, investing in infrastructure and investing in early education and health care. this is more of what president obama had to say. he said it could impact race relations in america if his policies are not impacted. take a listen. >> racial tensions won't get better, and they may get worse, because people will feel as if they have got to compete with some other group to get scraps from a shrinking pot. if the economy is growing, everybody feels invested, everybody feels as if we are rowing in the same direction. >> and now, of course, president obama making those comments in the wake of the trayvon martin trial. president obama also slammed congressional republicans for what he called their austerity approach to dealing with the budget, and republicans have called fo
he mapped it out last week when he hit the road traveling to illinois, missouri and florida. this interview is really a continuation of that campaign to some extent. the president is teeing up some of the budget battles with congressional republicans and calling for some of what we have heard him call for in the past, investing in infrastructure and investing in early education and health care. this is more of what president obama had to say. he said it could impact race relations in america if...
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>>ed good week is obama. a great job with the turkey/israel thing. >> a great job in his speech, too i loved that thing. patricia, yours? >> my winner, patty murray, chairman of the senate budget committee. after four years, she finally did it wasn't pretty she did it. my loser, mitt romney for his $5,000 a head confab in park city this summer. it's over. you lost. go paint some dogs with george bush. >> thank you much. appreciate it that is a wrap of ""weekends with alex witt,"" craig's next. clients are always learning more to make their money do more. (ann) to help me plan my next move, i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plus, their live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of the way. because they know i don't trade like everybody.
>>ed good week is obama. a great job with the turkey/israel thing. >> a great job in his speech, too i loved that thing. patricia, yours? >> my winner, patty murray, chairman of the senate budget committee. after four years, she finally did it wasn't pretty she did it. my loser, mitt romney for his $5,000 a head confab in park city this summer. it's over. you lost. go paint some dogs with george bush. >> thank you much. appreciate it that is a wrap of...
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>> talk about a bad week for the white house. add on the i.r.s. spying on tea party groups, and this benghazi situation, and i think you have to start to wonder about the second term. remember katrina hit in august of 2005, a couple months after the point we are at in the second term. i remember a former bush administration official telling me long ago they were having staff problems, long after robert left. i said, are you guys on the b team? and they said, no we're on the vertical team. the obama administration is going to have some difficulties, you know, staffing is the white house with top-tier really smart officials, because those officials they went through in the first five and eventually six years get tired and burned out. so this is the cycle, this is the big problem that any second-term white house faces. i think the obama folks are getting the taste of it. >> robert appreciated that. i'm just speaking for him. congressman says tack, our next topic is the landmark rulings. ruth bader ginsberg spoke yet say she supports a woman's right t
>> talk about a bad week for the white house. add on the i.r.s. spying on tea party groups, and this benghazi situation, and i think you have to start to wonder about the second term. remember katrina hit in august of 2005, a couple months after the point we are at in the second term. i remember a former bush administration official telling me long ago they were having staff problems, long after robert left. i said, are you guys on the b team? and they said, no we're on the vertical team....
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let's go places. >>> the machinery of obama care underwent its first serious testing this week, and some early fine tuning. in fact, the health care exchange portal's website was taken down for several hours overnight to upgrade and repair the system. it left many waiting for hours this week as they tried to sign up for coverage. joining me now is ann philly pick, president of enroll america focused on getting uninsured americans to sign up for obama care and formerly a deputy at the white house and kept of health and human services. thanks so much for being here this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >> we're now in the fifth day of the exchange's being live. how have things gone so far. >> the health insurance marketplace was launched this week in every state across the country. and we are seeing interest that is ves very high. hhs has announced that 8.6 million folks visited that i ever website this week. over 400,000 people called a hot line. and that's really reflective of what we're seeing across the country. so we know that millions of people have started this process. they visi
let's go places. >>> the machinery of obama care underwent its first serious testing this week, and some early fine tuning. in fact, the health care exchange portal's website was taken down for several hours overnight to upgrade and repair the system. it left many waiting for hours this week as they tried to sign up for coverage. joining me now is ann philly pick, president of enroll america focused on getting uninsured americans to sign up for obama care and formerly a deputy at the...
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just a click away on geico.com. >>> president obama will speak about the economy next week at the headquarters of -- >> dreamworks. >> one of the last surviving members of john f. kennedy's cabinet who proved to be its most enduringly controversial -- >> mcnamara passed away in 2009. >> got them all right -- no, just kidding. having a lot of fun with the game. joined by my dear friends, karen finney and toray. martin, you have been on that as well. >> i was on there. and i finished second. it was a lot of fun. >> it is so much fun. let's have a little more fun with the big 3 with the best and worst of the week. susie, what's your best and worst? >> the best thing that i heard this week is a new report from the government saying that homelessness is actually dropping 4% over this last year. it's the fourth straight year in a row that it's declined. and people say that they largely credit federal policy under bush and under obama for actually making sure that people get homes and sort of move out of shelters as quickly as possible. >> worst? >> the worst thing, obviously the tragedy following cr
just a click away on geico.com. >>> president obama will speak about the economy next week at the headquarters of -- >> dreamworks. >> one of the last surviving members of john f. kennedy's cabinet who proved to be its most enduringly controversial -- >> mcnamara passed away in 2009. >> got them all right -- no, just kidding. having a lot of fun with the game. joined by my dear friends, karen finney and toray. martin, you have been on that as well. >> i...
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>> i thought the best week was the obama coalition of voters, the new american electorate, or america, because we saw those voters -- chris christie did the work of reaching out to those voters and he did garner support from african-americans and latinos in impressive numbers. and terry mcauliffe in virginia showed when you do this work, this group of voters will show up. it's a huge lesson for both republican and democratic parties looking at 2014 and 2016, you have to do the work and show up in these communities because barack obama will not be on the ticket. the winners are, we showed up and did our part. and women were the key piece in all that. black women in particular. and i thought the kochs had the worst week. they tried to meddle in a municipal election in iowa and it was not to be. the democrats -- the democratic mayor was reelected. they swept the city council. so it just showed that, you know what, americans for prosperity koch brothers, they can be beaten. >> what are you disrupting our air waves with today? >> we're going to disrupt some of the rhetoric around who reall
>> i thought the best week was the obama coalition of voters, the new american electorate, or america, because we saw those voters -- chris christie did the work of reaching out to those voters and he did garner support from african-americans and latinos in impressive numbers. and terry mcauliffe in virginia showed when you do this work, this group of voters will show up. it's a huge lesson for both republican and democratic parties looking at 2014 and 2016, you have to do the work and...
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>> best of the week was popcorn the turkey that got a pardon from president obama. and the worst week goes to a bunch of other turkeys down in d.c., congress, all the stories are coming out, how they're not getting anything done. it's going to be the least productive session ever. that's going to be a lot to take home to their districts over the holidays. >> i see you on the worst part, and actually the best. suzy, yours? >> the best definitely went to advancements in public health and science. there was a new study saying that vaccines have basically protected 100 million people from diseases that they would have gotten otherwise. over almost the last 100 years. this is a big message of the triumph of vaccination. a lot of folks are concerned about this and opting their kids out. i think this study is a big blow to them. in terms of worst week, i would say the obama administration did not do itself any favors by announcing just right before thanksgiving when everyone was leaving town that they would be delaying another big part of obama care, the small business's a
>> best of the week was popcorn the turkey that got a pardon from president obama. and the worst week goes to a bunch of other turkeys down in d.c., congress, all the stories are coming out, how they're not getting anything done. it's going to be the least productive session ever. that's going to be a lot to take home to their districts over the holidays. >> i see you on the worst part, and actually the best. suzy, yours? >> the best definitely went to advancements in public...
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week. tom coburn of oklahoma is sharing details about the meeting with him and other republicans wednesday giving this assessment. >> i'm welcoming with open arms, i think the president's tremendously sincere. i don't think it's a political change in tactic. i think he would like to solve the problems of the country. it would be to his benefit if he did that. itis time to start leading. the way to do that is quick poking your finger in people's eyes and build a relationship. he's got a chance to accomplish a deal. >> democratic senator tim cain is shedding light on what may motivate both sides to agree on a compromise. >> we put our paychecks on the line if we don't pass it by mid april. we all stop getting paid. we could put the visions on the table. i agree with what tom said, at the end of the day, we have to find a balanced solution that involves talking revenues, expenses, entitlements, we have to do that. >> meantime, president obama and other politicians took a night off to enjoy a n
week. tom coburn of oklahoma is sharing details about the meeting with him and other republicans wednesday giving this assessment. >> i'm welcoming with open arms, i think the president's tremendously sincere. i don't think it's a political change in tactic. i think he would like to solve the problems of the country. it would be to his benefit if he did that. itis time to start leading. the way to do that is quick poking your finger in people's eyes and build a relationship. he's got a...
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weeks before expected. >>> also, a life-threatening heat wave is scorching the west. temperatures nearing the 130 mark in some places. a lot on the record for the airline industry. this time it's airline reservation fees. good morning, everyone. hope you're having a great saturday. i'm richard louie in for alex today. first, to president obama's trip to south africa. live pictures of the news conference going on right now. started an hour ago. president obama is holding this news conference with south africa's president zuma. he talked about the former president nelson mandela who remains critically ill in the hospital. take a listen. >> by saying our thoughts and those of americans and people all around the world are with nelson mandela and his family and all of south africans. >> ron allen is life in south after where the president will be visiting today. good morning to you. the president will hold a town hall there. not everyone is happy about his visit we have seen so far. >> exactly, richard. there is a small group of protesters down the road behind me. they hav
weeks before expected. >>> also, a life-threatening heat wave is scorching the west. temperatures nearing the 130 mark in some places. a lot on the record for the airline industry. this time it's airline reservation fees. good morning, everyone. hope you're having a great saturday. i'm richard louie in for alex today. first, to president obama's trip to south africa. live pictures of the news conference going on right now. started an hour ago. president obama is holding this news...
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but this has got an lot of buzz this week. so i think that the white house wanted to release evidence, if you will, that president obama does in fact engage in this sport. in terms of the buzz that it's gotten, the daily show has poke add little bit of fun at the president's comments. congresswoman marcia blackburn challenged president obama to a skeat-shooting contest. on a more serious note, the nra says that president obama was trying to prove that he's one of them when he in fact isn't. the president was to be fair making a point that look he does respect people's second amendment rights. and of course this all comes against the backdrop of president obama calling for stiffer gun legislation. he signed those 23 executive actions into law. aimed at making gun safety. improvements. on monday he travels to minneapolis, minnesota where he will be talking about gun safety. interestingly, alex, minneapolis is a place that has really started to move in the direction that president obama would like to see the nation move and in te
but this has got an lot of buzz this week. so i think that the white house wanted to release evidence, if you will, that president obama does in fact engage in this sport. in terms of the buzz that it's gotten, the daily show has poke add little bit of fun at the president's comments. congresswoman marcia blackburn challenged president obama to a skeat-shooting contest. on a more serious note, the nra says that president obama was trying to prove that he's one of them when he in fact isn't. the...
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week, but his national profile was raised. he's now a hero to the tea party right. and he's sort of the foremost tea party figure. so while he's probably not the most popular republican figure overall, he's certainly the number one pick for the slice on the right. that's a very solid base from which to begin either any presidential run or even just mounting a re-election campaign in texas. >> you know, lynn, it was suggested on the air yesterday that actually he may not be so much looking for a run for the presidency but rather to be a leader in ideology for the republican party. can you see that as being plausible? >> yes and no. but if you want that kind of job, be searah palin. you're not responsible for running anything. if cruz -- >> but hang on. at this point in his senatorial career, he's got a lot of time to go. he can speak almost with impunity. >> yes, but as we know from the case of senator barack obama who became president, the longer you're in the senate doesn't necessarily make you a more viable senate candidate.
week, but his national profile was raised. he's now a hero to the tea party right. and he's sort of the foremost tea party figure. so while he's probably not the most popular republican figure overall, he's certainly the number one pick for the slice on the right. that's a very solid base from which to begin either any presidential run or even just mounting a re-election campaign in texas. >> you know, lynn, it was suggested on the air yesterday that actually he may not be so much looking...